Allied declaration on the massacres of Armenians
Joint Allied communication condemning the massacres and declaring the personal responsibility of Ottoman officials involved.
Context
A contemporary diplomatic act relevant to the history of international responses to the Armenian Genocide.
The embedded declaration is dated 24 May. Its covering telegram from Ambassador Sharp is dated 28 May 1915; onward transmission is noted on 29 May. The linked source is an official English publication, not the signed original.
- Historical period
- Before the First Republic
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SourceSource and provenance
- Document date
- May 24, 1915
- Issuing institution
- France; Great Britain; Russian Empire
- Source reference
- FRUS 1915 Supplement, document 1398; telegram 796, file 867.4016/67
- Source language
- en
- Translation status
- No Armenian translation hosted
Rights and reuse
Hayk’s Arrow’s original catalogue descriptions: CC BY 4.0. The linked edition remains with its source; no permission to reproduce that edition is implied.
Hayki catalogue: CC BY 4.0. Text editions follow their stated licences. CC BY 4.0
Rights referenceCitation
France; Great Britain; Russian Empire. Allied declaration on the massacres of Armenians. 1915-05-24. FRUS 1915 Supplement, document 1398; telegram 796, file 867.4016/67. US Department of State, Office of the Historian. https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1915Supp/d1398